Tuesday , December 24 2024

Sports: A 'Manchester' match will be played between United and City

Manchester United is set to repeat the FA Cup final in the 2023 season. The Red Devils will be looking to win the 'All Manchester El Clasico' for the second consecutive year when they face arch-rivals Manchester City in the FA Cup 2024 Final. Eric ten Hogh's side reached the final with a 4–2 penalty shootout win over Coventry City after a 120-minute clash. After regular time and two extra periods of 15 minutes each in the semi-finals, the score was tied at 3-3 and a penalty shootout was resorted to.

Scott McTominay scored for United in the 23rd minute, making the score 1-0. Harry McGuire scored a goal in extra time (45+1) after the first half to make the score 2–0. At the beginning of the second half, Bruno Fernandes scored a goal in the 58th minute to give the team a 3-0 lead. After this, the Coventry team counterattacked and leveled the score at 3-3. For Coventry, Ellis Sims scored in the 71st minute, Kellum O'Hare scored in the 79th minute. After the end of the stipulated time, in the fifth minute of extra time, Haji Wright played an important role in drawing the match by scoring a goal in the 95th minute. In the match, Manchester passed the ball 812 times and Coventry 581 times.